How D.C. Police are addressing security for Trump’s inauguration

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Washington — About 750 feet above the nation’s capital, a brand-new state-of-the-art D.C. Police helicopter will be in sky over Monday’s inauguration. What will pilot Jeff Hertel be looking for? “The different crowd parameters and crowd control,” Hertel told CBS News. “And suspicious vehicles, maybe, outside the perimeter area, larger trucks and stuff, make sure

HHS Bars EcoHealth, Peter Daszak From Receiving Federal Funds for 5 Years

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A congressional investigation found that EcoHealth Alliance and Daszak facilitated gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China, without proper oversight. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has formally banned pandemic research nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance and its former president, Peter Daszak, from receiving federal funding for five years. The House Oversight Committee’s Select Subcommittee on the

Washington Prepares for 60th Presidential Inauguration

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The swearing-in ceremony has been moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda because of expected inclement weather. WASHINGTON—Anti-scale fences are up, roadblocks are ready, and driving will be like navigating a maze as the nation’s capital prepares for President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. Trump’s inaugural team has put together a weekend of celebratory events that